This collection includes theses and dissertations from the Graduate School. It is not exhaustive since most paper theses and dissertations have not been digitized. Generally, paper copies of theses and dissertations published prior to 2014 (Master of Engineering, prior to 2005) can be accessed in the University of Louisville Libraries. If you would like to add your thesis or dissertation to this collection, please fill out the Electronic Theses & Dissertations form.
Theses/Dissertations from 2023
The evolution of empathy: through the lens of a rodent model., Caroline Driscoll-Braden
Postpartum depression in Jamaica: Exploring the lived experiences., Shakeyrah Elmore
Regeneration: restorative theatre practice in theatre education., Sarah Elston
An analysis of the effects of certified electronic health records on organizations and patients., Picandra Elzie
Public space and well-being: an empirical study of Central Park in Old Louisville., Maryam Entezam
Addition of process control experiment to Unit Operations II Laboratory., Bradley Esselman
Mechanism and kinetics of photocatalytic partial oxidation of methane on single site MOx reaction centers., Clint Evrard
The association of long working hours and the use of prescription sedatives among U.S. workers., Emmanuel Ezekekwu
The relationships between state-level economic policies, child maltreatment, and suicidal behavior and mortality., Yana B. Feygin
“The urgent necessity for more original creative works by transgender and gender expansive artists" is not the title of my thesis., Alicia Fireel
Using graphic novels to teach economics content to high school students with extensive support needs., Caroline Mae Fitchett
Novel insights into oligodendrocyte biology from developmental myelination studies in autophagy deficient mice and analysis of oligodendrocyte translatome response to contusive spinal cord injury., Michael David Forston
Development and application of a microfluidic platform for quantifying intra-tumoral compressive stress., Zachary P. Fowler
Swallow, breathing and survival: sex-specific effects of opioids., Michael Frazure
Chemosensory processing by the mediodorsal thalamus., Kelly Fredericksen
Genetically engineering Gingipains for high yield large scale purification., Andrew E. Fuchs
Spirits in my studio., Katelyn Gabbard
Understanding the impacts of global change: from students to microbes., Kylea Garces
The well-tempered android: philosophical posthumanism in science fiction cinema., Cody Gault
Teachers and administrators' perceptions of the implementation of district student conduct procedures., Amy Ghibaudy
Paragons of art and nature in eighteenth-century British aesthetic theory., Eduard Ghita
Characterization of the immunoglobulin lambda chain across diverse human populations., William Gibson
Environmental exposures and aging., Daniel Chris Gomes
Social ecological resilience, social capital, anomie and the impact of COVID-19., Kevin Pacifico Gonzaga
The impact of environmental pollutants on alcohol-associated liver disease pathogenesis., Tyler Charles Gripshover
Investigation of light management strategies and photochemistry of Si/TiO2 tandem microwire slurries for solar hydrogen generation., Saumya Gulati
Menstruation stigma: A qualitative exploratory study of the lived experiences of Nepali women., Imisha Gurung
Novel microdevices to analyze toxic volatile organic compounds., Sujoy Halder
“I became myself”: Exploring cultural learning through stories and storytelling., Leah Halliday-Johnson
KDM5B as a potential epigenetic regulator of cardiomyocyte regeneration and cell cycle activation., Dana Hammouri
Sense of belonging for Black families at their child's school: factors that promote, inhibit, and oppress., Jill Handley
From androgyny to binary and back: a qualitative analysis of nonbinary TikToks., Savannah Hatton
A machine learning approach to constructing Ramsey graphs leads to the Trahtenbrot-Zykov problem., Emily Hawboldt
Changes to water quality and discharge in an urban stream in Southwest Jefferson County., Karina Henson
Perceptions of preparedness regarding administrative responsibilities: a comparative analysis of preservice and in-service secondary music educators., Ashley Ann Hokenson
Improving the performance of automatic target recognition using data augmentation., Rolando Holmes
Investigating MEMS devices in flow conditions relevant to flow-through systems., Mohammad Shafquatul Islam
Engineering 3D architected metamaterials for enhanced mechanical properties and functionalities., Huan Jiang
Inhibition of RAS as a novel therapeutic approach in Luminal B breast cancer., Raphael Ngozichi Jigo
Effects of a protection zone in a reaction-diffusion model with strong Allee effect., Isaac Johnson
The Influence of power on racial identity and social power: learning while a minority in a Bullitt County High School In Kentucky., Michele Johnson
The conceptual compression of space and time as intimated in the depiction of the horse in China, circa 1250 BCE-CE 400., Robert Jones
A data-driven multi-regime approach for predicting real-time energy consumption of industrial machines., Abdulgani Kahraman
Genetic risk scores for hypertension and chronic kidney disease in African Americans., Aastha Kakar
Super p-sulfur cathodes for quasi-solid-state lithium-sulfur-batteries., Milinda Bharatha Kalutara Koralalage
Structural, magnetic, electrical, pseudocapacitive, and electrocatalytic properties of bilayered ruddlesden-popper oxides., Chandana Kananke-Gamage
Visibility based hospital inpatient unit design., Uttam Karki
"Our house there is ugly but still we happy": An ethnographic study with women navigating displacement and resettlement., Bridget Kearney
Working for yourself: A guide for performers with learning difference., Sa'id "Nxttime" Kelly
Adverse birth outcomes: Investigating the role of nativity and perceived racial discrimination among black mothers enrolled in Des Moines, Iowa healthy start., Kendria Kelly-Taylor
Development of nonorthogonal wavefunction theories and application to multistate reaction processes., Emily Kempfer
Microgenerations: Bridging the generation gap in workplace values., Melissa Kempf Taylor
Guided data augmentation for improved semi-supervised image classification in low data regime., Fadoua Khmaissia
Author(iz)ing literacy: a rhetorical/historical analysis of literacy for college readiness in Kentucky from KERA to the Common Core (and beyond)., Susannah Kilbourne
Biotic and abiotic factors contributing to the invasion success of microstegium vimineum in eastern deciduous forests., Kimberly Koenig
Second nature: Impressions of place., Trish Korte
Chloramine devulcanization of waste rubber., Patrick Kroeger
The role of e-liquid constituents in e-cigarette-induced cardiac arrhythmia and autonomic imbalance., Cory Kucera
The alphaviral capsid protein inhibits IRAK1-dependent TLR signaling to promote pathogenesis., V. "Trey" Landers
Administrative evaluations of teachers in tested and non-tested subjects., Natasha Lanham
Rainforests of the mind: Conceiving transnational composition from a mobilities perspective on knowledge., Tobias Lee
Quantification of tumor biophysical heterogeneity through mechanical and ultrastructural analysis., Bradley James Mahaffey
Non-western rendition of ambient rhetoric of Khajuraho monuments., Shiva Hari Mainaly
Compositional engineering of precursor inks for intense pulsed light compatible deposition of perovskite solar cells., Blake Martin
Agency in learning and e-learning through the lens of disability and inclusivity., Marta Martin
Interactive computer-based simulations as exploratory learning activities., Derek McClellan
Penalized Bayesian exponential random graph models., Vicki Modisette
Novel breath collection techniques for detection of COVID-19., James Morris
Electrodeposition studies of gold nanoparticles and alginate hydrogel films., Harikrishnan Nambiathan Nambiar
Mach and froude numbers on Mars., Camella-Rosa Nasr
Drop impact on dry and liquid infused substrates with micro-wells., Ahmed Nazrul Islam
Clustering and analysis of g quadruplex sequences., Aryan Neupane
Children's beliefs about hierarchical structures and relationships., Megan Norris
Uncovering testimonios of traditional healing practices among Latinx college students in El Nuevo Sur., Sarah Nuñez
The experiences of leaders who transitioned to leading a virtual team during the COVID-19 pandemic: A phenomenological study., Jason W. Oliver
Design, fabrication, and integration of robotic skin sensors for human robot interaction., Olalekan Olakitan Olowo
Lung cancer-kidney crosstalk enhances cisplatin-induced nephrotoxicity., Andrew Orwick
Environmental exposures and male reproductive outcomes., Damilola Rukayat Owoade
Computational investigations of bond breaking processes using DFT and TD-DFT approaches., Saurav Parmar
Epitranscriptomic regulation in breast cancer and PCB-induced liver disease., Belinda Petri
Educator perceptions of the care and instruction of trauma exposed students in a small, urban, Christian school., Amanda L. Petters
Educator perceptions of the care and instruction of trauma exposed students in a small, urban, Christian school., Mitzi L. Phelan
Causal inference for the effect of continuous treatment on time-to-event outcomes and mediation analysis on health disparities in observational studies., Triparna Poddar
The landscape does not care it is a landscape: A utopian pessimist journey in Kentucky., Shachaf Polakow
BioCaRGOS: Capture and release gels for optimized storage of biologics., Chinmay Shashank Potnis
Perceptions of student loan debt: a phenomenological study exploring black undergraduate students' experiences., Pilar Prather
Identification of a role beyond iron acquisition for yersiniabactin during Yersinia pestis infection., Sarah Price
